Black Jack #13
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeIn "Water and the Badness," Black Jack grapples with the legacy of his late mentor, Dr. Honma, who left behind mysterious notes on a condition known as "Honma's Hematoma." As Black Jack prepares an artificial heart for a critical operation, he uncovers a startling truth that challenges everything he thought he knew about the technology meant to save lives. Written by Osamu Tezuka and Kate Robinson, with art by Tezuka himself, this emotionally charged installment blends medical mystery with quiet introspection. The cover, by Peter Mendelsund, captures the story's somber intensity.
In "The Cursed Operation," a series of unexplained accidents befall an archaeology team after uncovering a mummy, leaving Black Jack to confront a medical mystery with supernatural undertones. With lives hanging in the balance, he makes the startling decision to operate on the mummy itself—pushing the boundaries of medicine and belief.
In "Honma's Hematoma," Black Jack confronts the mystery of a rare condition his late mentor Dr. Honma could never cure—only to discover the illness is tied to the very machines meant to save lives. As Black Jack prepares an artificial heart for surgery, he uncovers a chilling truth buried in Honma's notes: the hematoma isn't a disease, but a symptom of a deeper, unintended consequence.
In "A Lucky Man," Black Jack is drawn into a delicate and unsettling assignment when a Persian man seeks his help to assume the identity of a deceased Japanese man. As the impersonation unfolds, subtle but profound complications begin to surface, blurring the lines between identity, memory, and fate.
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